10 December 2016

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 10DEC2016

An Old Meteor Yields a New Surprise: A Never-Before-Seen Material
Portal to the Universe
The quasiperiod crystal manages to grow in non-repeating patterns.Quasicrystals provide a new perspective on solids Luca Bindi, Chaney Lin, Chi Ma ...

Variations of the meteor echo heights at Beijing and Mohe, China
Wiley Online Library
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This will be your last chance of the year to catch both a supermoon and a meteor shower.
Popular Mechanics
The Geminids are the last meteor shower of 2016, and you should be able to catch them between December 12 and December 15. The peak of the ...

Looking up at the Night Sky: St. Maarten's Backyard Astronomy for December 10 & 11
The Daily Herald (press release)
Throughout this weekend and on until Tuesday, December 13, look out for falling stars! It's the Geminid Meteor Shower coming at you from outer ...

One of the 'best' meteor showers could be seen over Grimsby skies
Grimsby Telegraph
For all of you stargazers out there and those interested in astronomy, you're in for a treat. A meteor shower said to be "the best meteor shower" is ...

Geminid Meteor
Spaceweather.com Realtime Image Gallery
A Geminid Meteor fireball over Pinnacle Mountain, Arkansas from this AM. The moon was still up and even with it and the light pollution of nearby Little ...

Spectacular meteor shower to illuminate Cape skies
Barnstable Patriot
Mark your calendars for next Wednesday, Dec. 13, because with the Full Cold Moon and Geminid Meteor Shower simultaneously gracing the skies, ...

December Night Sky with Tom Kerss at the Royal Observatory Greenwich
London News Online (blog)
December's highlight is a 'Battle Royale' between the annual Geminids meteor shower, and the year's final 'supermoon' Full Moon, which coincide on ...

Photographing Meteor Showers
Outdoor Photographer
Standing under a dark sky and watching a meteor shower is a breathtaking experience. Creating a compelling photograph of that experience, ...

The Geminid meteor shower is about to coincide with the last supermoon of the year
ScienceAlert
Last month, the world got to experience a record-breaking supermoon, when the Moon reached its closest point to Earth since January 1948.

Look to the sky: Dickinson County Nature Center to hold final Star Trekking event of the year
Spencer Daily Reporter
The Geminids meteor shower radiates from the Gemini constellation. It is created when fragments break off from the 3,200 Phaethon rock comets and ...

Skywatchers alert: Geminid meteor shower to peak on December 13 and 14
The Watchers
The Geminid meteor shower will reach its peak on December 13 and 14, 2016. Despite the bright supermoon falling on the same dates, the numerous ...

2016 The THIRD Year of "CERTAIN Uncertainty" ™ / Meteors, Asteroids, Comets, and MORE!!

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